Armed police have been deployed on the streets of Islamabad
Pakistani opposition leaders and activists have been detained in the wake of President Pervez Musharraf's decision to declare emergency rule.
The acting head of the party of exiled former PM Nawaz Sharif was arrested, senior lawyers have been detained and the country's chief justice sacked.
Elections planned for January may now be delayed, a minister said on Sunday.
Gen Musharraf has defended his decision, saying he could not allow the country to "commit suicide".
He said Pakistan was in a crisis caused by militant violence and a judiciary which had paralysed the government.
The moves came as the Supreme Court was due to rule on the legality of Gen Musharraf's October election victory.
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